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Originally Posted by chaley
I put the ISP's router into bridge mode.
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Some don't have that setting, some can't be configured to be modems only
I do actually have a 3rd router, configured as only switch, Wifi and Fileshare. Router feature is disabled releasing 4th ethernet port. It and the main router, that's a router + Switch + WiFi only (though it has an unused DSL modem) connects to a fibre modem, but I did also have a cable modem+router+wifi combo till last November. I disabled its DHCP (no bridge mode) and set a route on the router for fibre to use it as gateway if fibre failed, which amazingly it did in October.
Anyway the two ethernet routers (the cable system is gone) support "Mesh mode" and auto band. One has router & DHCP off. So the four possible WiFi points (2 bands on two boxes) have a single shared SSID & password. The box set as router controls & feeds the other box by 1Gbps LAN. WiFi clients automatically get the best connection.
The old "bedroom" box on the LAN has a separate WiFi SSID and isn't part of the Mesh system.
The important thing is only one DHCP server enabled and every WiFi point box having a unique static IP on the same subnet.